A sampler of films from students in the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, which applies the “Missouri Method” approach to the hands-on teaching of journalism to the field of documentaries.
In this program

1414
Directed by
Victoria Heinsohn
U.S.
2021
20 minutes
English
In a college town, eight friends live together during their last months before graduation, holding tight to memories of collective good times in the past and facing individual anxieties about the future.
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Ea La Mar's
Directed by
Jada Page
U.S.
2021
21 minutes
English
At Ea La Mar’s Cosmetology and Barber College, a mother and daughter have a tight bond and are determined to maintain their family-owned business.
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Gifts from Our Father
Directed by
Armaja LaRue-Hill
U.S.
2021
19 minutes
English
A decade after finding her father on Facebook, a woman travels through the American South to meet her three paternal siblings for the first time.
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Little Soldier
Directed by
Victoria Zeyen
U.S.
2021
28 minutes
English
A 14-year-old breaks barriers as she navigates the always-difficult teenage years.
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Sin Miedo
Directed by
Marian Bouchot
U.S.
2021
16 minutes
English & Spanish
The construction industry in Texas has countless Latinx workers like Fredy, who has spent the last eight years trying to make the American dream his reality.
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